Switchbacks is a simple-to-learn tile-laying game that offers interesting decisions in a tight package

The rules are simple, but the decisions are tough.

Hikers only score if they are on a path of 4 continuous numbers. Do you join an opponents’ trail to team up, or block their path with one of your own? Do you forgo a sure placement to buddy up your hikers for a perfect space next turn? Will that space even be available next turn?